has anyone done major suspension setups on the accord sedans? my ride dosnt handle too well when m doin 60 on little turns. im not sure if i should invest money on the accord so it can handle better or just buy a SUV ( have a baby on the way).

but anyway has anyone really gotten that much better handling on the accord sedans? I have seen some clean looking accords but dont know if they can handle a whole lot better even in u get suspension mods

 

A front strut bar did make a good difference on my car when I first installed.
Now I have front and rear upper strut bars and a low tie bar, the car handles very good when cornering at 20 to 40 mph, it feels like it sticks to the floor!

 

Strut bars make your car handle better?

You mean sway bars, correct?

Anyway, get some Koni shocks and some stiffer springs and a rear SWAY BAR and you will be amazed at how well your Accord handles.

Forget the strut bars. They don't improve handling.

 

but strut bars look so pretty though!

upgrading sway bars, shocks/springs, and getting high performance tires will transform a car. none of this zeix **** either. Yokohama es100, Kumho SPT if youre on a budget, Goodyear GS-D3 or Azenis if youre on less of one.

as far as shocks/springs, H&R or Eibach are a good street setup, especially mated to something along the lines of AGX or Illumina shocks. for even beter performance, try the holy grail of Koni/GC

 

Hands down, tires are the number one handling upgrade (helps braking & acceration too)...

The stickier your tires are, the more you can push the other components to work harder. Then your car will tell you what your next steps in suspension upgrading will be:

Too much body roll: get harder springs & bigger sway bars
Too much understeer: get adjustable shocks and/or larger rear sway bar (or smaller front)
Too much oversteer: get adjustable shocks and/or larger front sway bar (or smaller rear)
Chassis is too creaky: get some strut tower bars

 

Yea, sticky tires too.

 

i dont think strut bars do anything when cornering i do agree with the sway bar i dea though. I had one question if i put in a rear sway bar wont my independent suspesion be pointless now?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by loup05 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont think strut bars do anything when cornering i do agree with the sway bar i dea though. I had one question if i put in a rear sway bar wont my independent suspesion be pointless now? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Your suspension will still be independent if you install a sway bar, the bar will just resist body lean.

 

dosnt an independent suspension let one tire in the back be at an angle if there is an offset road? i kno the tires will be straight. what im trying to say is that it will be lower or higher on an un even road. wont the sway bar break or not let the independent suspensiondo what its suppose to do?

 

To a certain degree, yes. But It would take an extremely stiff rear bar to completely eliminate the "independentness" of an independent rear suspension. Any reasonable bar will still allow the two sides to function independently, while still performing its job.

 

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No, it will be fine. But in the case of the ITR rear sway bar on non-type R integras/civics, you do need to support where it bolts on or it can rip out. I've never heard of this problem on accords though. An aftermarket front/rear sway bar kit will probably work just fine.

 

so should i go with a front and rear sway bar or just the rear?

 

If you want a "sport" suspension, your going to need the following (and probably in this order):

-Wider, stickier tires & wheels (rougher ride, more road nois, more frequent tire purchasing)
-Stiffer springs (rougher ride, and more noise)
-Stiffer shocks
-Stiffer sway-bars

Those are the major differences between a luxury/economy sedan and a sports sedan handling. Minor differences include stiffer bushings, and better chassis reinforcment...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by loup05 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so should i go with a front and rear sway bar or just the rear?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I would go with stiffer springs all around and just a bigger rear sway bar. The stock front bar will do fine.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GChambers &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would go with stiffer springs all around and just a bigger rear sway bar. The stock front bar will do fine.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Why, because they are the least expensive? The fact is there are diminishing returns as you run down that list. The tires and wheels are more expensive, but you will get more per dollar spent than springs (and so on down the list)...